Three workers working together need 1 hour to construct a wall. The first worker, working alone, can construct the wall twice as fast as the third worker, and can complete the task an hour sooner than the second worker. Then, the average of time taken in hours by three workers, when working alone, to construct the wall is

Amisha can complete a particular task in twenty days. After working for four days she fell sick for four days and resumed the work on the ninth day but with half of her original work rate. She completed the task in another twelve days with the help of a co-worker who joined her from the ninth day. The number of days required for the co-worker to complete the task alone would be

There are two taps, T1 and T2, at the bottom of a water tank, either or both of which may be opened to empty the water tank, each at a constant rate. If T1 is opened keeping T2 closed, the water tank (initially full) becomes empty in half an hour. If both T1 and T2 are kept open, the water tank (initially full) becomes empty in 20 minutes. Then, the time (in minutes) it takes for the water tank (initially full) to become empty if T2 is opened while T1 is closed is

Arpita and Nikita, working together, can complete an assigned job in 12 days. If Arpita works initially to complete 40% of the job, and the remaining job is completed by Nikita alone, then it takes 24 days to complete the job. The possible number of days that Nikita requires to complete the entire job, working alone, is

Painter A can paint a building in 12 days while Painter B can paint it in 16 days. If A and B work on alternate days, and A starts the work on the first day, then the number of days required to paint the building is